Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharoah

[agentny17]

Proud to be an Egyptian . I predicted that the Egyptian revolution will be end of political Islam, and i still stand by my predictions. It will take some time, and it wouldn't be pretty, but it will be great for Egypt on the long run.

 

[Solomon2]

Proud to be an Egyptian . I predicted that the Egyptian revolution will be end of political Islam, and i still stand by my predictions. It will take some time, and it wouldn't be pretty, but it will be great for Egypt on the long run.

You and I are in the minority in the U.S. I told one diplomat that Egyptians deserved the chance to break free of dictatorship and Islamism and he told me I had more balls than anyone else in Washington! I guess he was surprised to hear it from a Zionist...

The secret, I think, is to set up a parallel gov't ASAP, right in Tahrir Square. The French Revolution, after all, began in a mere tennis court.

 

[agentny17]

You and I are in the minority in the U.S. I told one diplomat that Egyptians deserved the chance to break free of dictatorship and Islamism and he told me I had more balls than anyone else in Washington! I guess he was surprised to hear it from a Zionist...

The secret, I think, is to set up a parallel gov't ASAP, right in Tahrir Square. The French Revolution, after all, began in a mere tennis court.

People learn fast.. Islamist don't have the platform, knowledge, expertise, personnel to make any positive change in Egypt, and Egyptians are learning fast, VERY fast!!! It is not just that Islamist don't realize the actual problems the faces Egypt, but they are also the main reason for these problems. I don't expect them to disappear tomorrow, or next week, but the end for them is near, thanks to twitter, facebook, and youtube . The internet in general

 

[doublemaster]

You and I are in the minority in the U.S. I told one diplomat that Egyptians deserved the chance to break free of dictatorship and Islamism and he told me I had more balls than anyone else in Washington! I guess he was surprised to hear it from a Zionist...

The secret, I think, is to set up a parallel gov't ASAP, right in Tahrir Square. The French Revolution, after all, began in a mere tennis court.

What else Americals sugegst? setting up parallel government, funding arms to minor rebellions. Make them fight each other. Trust me whever US and Europeans entered, Problem started. 30 years when mubarak ruled you give him AID packages. Why shouting now? Because Egypt is not slave of west anymore?
There is no problem when egypts gas is given free to isreal. No problem, If judges disolve parmiment, New costitution. But...?

Egypt has changed dude, accept it. Forget your dreams.

Keep your ideas of parallel government arms, You might need when occupy movement gets bigger.

 

[agentny17]

What else Americals sugegst? setting up parallel government, funding arms to minor rebellions. Make them fight each other. Trust me whever US and Europeans entered, Problem started. 30 years when mubarak ruled you give him AID packages. Why shouting now? Because Egypt is not slave of west anymore?
There is no problem when egypts gas is given free to isreal. No problem, If judges disolve parmiment, New costitution. But...?

Egypt has changed dude, accept it. Forget your dreams.

Keep your ideas of parallel government arms, You might need when occupy movement gets bigger.

We are not asking anybody for help, all we are asking for is for Western power not to support a dictator. Like it or not, Morsi is a dictator in a making.

 

[Solomon2]

What else Americals sugegst? setting up parallel government -

This is MY suggestion. No one I know of in the U.S. gov't is willing to suggest such a thing.

, funding arms to minor rebellions. Make them fight each other.

No, I want Tahrirists to win the allegiance of the security forces.

30 years when mubarak ruled you give him AID packages. Why shouting now? Because Egypt is not slave of west anymore?

Mubarak was never America's "slave" but endlessly diddled the U.S. with promises of reform that were worth less than the air he used to utter them.

Egypt has changed dude, accept it. Forget your dreams.

I've marched with Egyptian democrats but these are their dreams, not mine; I'm along for the ride and to provide what little moral support I can. As agentny17 pointed out, Egyptians are now learning very fast - except, perhaps, the M-B.

 

[agentny17]

Lawyer union march to Tahrir square. All slogans and chants against Muslim Brotherhood and thier "constitution".

 

[agentny17]

Another video for today's protests, i will post more videos once i find any

 

[W.11]

morsi assuming sweeping powers

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Proud to be an Egyptian . I predicted that the Egyptian revolution will be end of political Islam, and i still stand by my predictions. It will take some time, and it wouldn't be pretty, but it will be great for Egypt on the long run.

every thing has changed in Egypt and this is the beginning of a new and better Egypt a modern country with equality and justice for all a country who will work hard to regain our rightful place in the world

 

[Solomon2]

every thing has changed in Egypt and this is the beginning of a new and better Egypt a modern country with equality and justice for all a country who will work hard to regain our rightful place in the world

Only if you work to make it that way, comrade. It's not going to happen automatically.

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Only if you work to make it that way, comrade. It's not going to happen automatically.

we will do our best

 

[agentny17]

Live stream for Tahrir square. The square and its side streets is full with protesters and all the marches are not even there yet.
Reuters Live Stream

 

[Solomon2]

Egypt is fighting our battle

27/11/2012
By Tariq Alhomayed

Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, the youngest person to be appointed that position. Mr. Alhomayed has an acclaimed and distinguished career as a Journalist and has held many key positions in the field including; Assistant Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, Managing Editor of Asharq Al-Awsat in Saudi Arabia, Head of Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper's Bureau-Jeddah, Correspondent for Al - Madina Newspaper in Washington D.C. from 1998 to Aug 2000. Mr. Alhomyed has been a guest analyst and commentator on numerous news and current affair programs including: the BBC, German TV, Al Arabiya, Al- Hurra, LBC and the acclaimed Imad Live’s four-part series on terrorism and reformation in Saudi Arabia. He is also the first Journalist to conduct an interview with Osama Bin Ladin's Mother. Mr. Alhomayed holds a BA degree in Media studies from King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, and has also completed his Introductory courses towards a Master’s degree from George Washington University in Washington D.C. He is based in London.

I have previously written, on numerous occasions, that if Egypt thrives then the Arab world thrives, and if it falters then so too does the region as a whole. Therefore, what is happening today is that Egypt is fighting our battle, for all of us. This is a battle for the state, against those who want to destroy the very concept. What is happening in Egypt is not a “corrective revolution”, or the inauguration of a new pharaoh, rather it is an awakening against those trying to destroy the concept of the state.

This state of affairs has been brought about due to the audacity of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is trying to control all joints of the Egyptian state. After excluding the military and neutralizing the media, now it is the turn of the judiciary, and this is something that we previously warned against. All of this is represented by the unprecedented decrees issued by the Egyptian President, who said: I am the state and the state is I. Thus, what is happening in Egypt is not the Egyptians’ battle, but a battle for all the Arabs, specifically those who believe in the concept of the civil state, and not the religious state along the lines of Iran. Here I am not calling for religion to be excluded, nor am I adopting an anti-religious stance, and I ask the reader to consider the following with complete rationality and calm.

In modern Arab history we have seen numerous politicians from a religious background, but these were statesman who respected pluralism and diversity, they acted in accordance with the principle: Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. They were not short-sighted; they did not use religion to exclude others, rather their religion was between them and God. They worked day and night to revive the concept of the state, entrenching its conditions and the concepts of the statesman, and thus the post-colonial Arab state was, for example, more tolerant and open. This was until the curse of the Khomeini revolution fell upon us, re-awakening the religious genie in the region. Following this, many were compelled to enter into religious point-scoring with Islamic Iran. Thus, Egypt’s battle today is a battle for all the Arabs and what we want for our future, our states and our children. Do we want respected states, with politicians servicing their citizens and protecting their countries, or do we want people like Khaled Mishal, Hassan Nasrallah, Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri or even Nuri al-Maliki? This is especially after it has been proven that political Islam, whether Shiite or Sunni, is a failed model in terms of running a modern state, whilst the same goes for military rule.

Egypt’s battle is a battle to rekindle the value of the state and the statesman, whether the latter comes from a religious background or not. Religion is for God; the nation is for everyone. Egypt’s battle is not a battle for democracy, for the region still has a long way to go in that regard, especially as we see kings, sheikhs and emirs offering concessions to their people whilst “Islamist” presidents – and here I am talking about political Islam – want to abolish the judiciary and all other authorities so they can have the last word. Egypt’s battle is a battle for the state, which should be established on the following concepts: security, education, defense, health and decent living standards for all citizens. The state should not be founded upon Islamic guidance, whether Sunni or Shiite.

Thus, what is happening in Egypt today will impact upon the entire region. When Egypt militarizes so does a large part of the surrounding area, and when Egypt becomes overly religious so too does the region. If Egypt re-awakens the concept of the state, and rightly so, then the region will do the same. The story here is not about hostility to religion, but rather it is about those who exploit it, Sunni and Shiite, who devote their efforts to destroying the concept of the state.

Therefore, this battle concerns all of us; it is not a battle for the Egyptians alone!

we will do our best

Any news from Suez and Alexandria?

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Any news from Suez and Alexandria?

there are protests in all of Egypt